Brush



Aug. 31, 1926@ I 1,598 35o 5.2 IBBITSON BRUSH Filed April 25, 1925 a. mm

ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented fill, i926 U'ETD STATES STANLEY IBBITSON, OF LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA, CANADA.

BRUSH.

Application led April 25, 1925.

My invention relates to fountain brushes and its principal object is to provide a fountain brush which is particularly adapted for brushing and sponging clothes, the construction being' such as to apply a small amount of gasoline or other detergent to the surface of the clothes so that spots of grease or other foreign matter will be removed during the brushing operation. t

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a fountain brush of this character embodying a brush head, having outlet openings therein and a valve capable of adjustment to control or regulate the quantity of gasoline or other liquid through the opening.

l/Vith the preceding and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, construetions, arrangemet of parts and operations to be hereinafter specifically referred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of a fountain brush constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, and

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein corresponding' characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates a brush head or back provided with bristles or tufts G. The edges of the brush back or head are beveled and terminate at their lower edge in a lateral flange 7. A sheet metal casing or reservoir is designated at and is constructed with longitudinally eX- tending grooves 11 which are transversely curved so that the reservoir will serve as a hand grip. The lower edges of the casing 10 are provided with annular flanges 12 which rest upon the bevel surfaces of the brush back or head and terminate in lateral or marginal flanges 12 which repose upon the flange 7. Fastening-s 13 are provided for securing the flanges 12 to the flange 7. A filling opening is carried by one end of the reservoir and is equipped with a removable cap 15.

A plate valve 16 is arranged in the casing 10 and extends over the entire upper sur- Serial No. 25,851.

face of the brush back or head and is adapted to be positioned towards or away from the openings 6 to control the passage of liquid through the openings 6. An adjusting screw is arranged vertically in the casing 10 and is threaded through a boss 17 carried by the upper end wall of this casing and has its upper end extended above the casing and provided with an adjusting knob or handle 19. The lower end of the screw 17 is provided with a semi-spherical head 2() which is received in a semi-spherical socket 21 secured to the upper face of the plate valve.

From the disclosure it will be apparent that I have provided a brush wherein a small quantity of gasoline or other liquid will be fed to the brush bristles so that the suit or other garment will be cleaned during the brushing operation, and also the construction is such as to permit the casing to be readily det-ached for the purpose of cleaning the interior of the same or repairing any of the interior parts.

l/Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that such changes may be made in the form, construction, arrangement of yparts and operations as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

What is claimed is V A brush of the character described comprising a substantially rectangular body provided with perforations passing therethrough, said body being beveled at its outer edges and terminating in lateral horizontal flanges, a reservoir disposed above the body and having angularly disposed flanges at its edges to conform and contact with the flanges of the body, fastening elements passing through the respective flanges for securing said reservoir to the body,'a vertically movable plate valve in the reservoir, a semi-spherical socket secured to the plate valve, an operating stem therefor passing through the upper wall of the reservoir and having its lower end swiveled in the semispherical socket of the plate valve for movement of the latter, and said reservoir having its side walls formed with longitudinally eX- tending grooves to 'serve as a hand grip for the brush.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STANLEY IBBITSON. 

